Today was a driving day. Which means it's also a random notes day. I mean who feels like writing after 8 hours in the car?!
Please read the next sentence in the style of The Californians from SNL.
"We took the 180 to the 99 to the 15."
Started the day taking turns singing every road trip/ California song we knew.
Huge huge huge farms. Orchards, corn of all heights, cattle ranches, no white people or signs in English. Lots of farm stands where Stewart bought tangerines. ( see above)
Land starts to dry and we go back into the desert. Yellowed grass. Low scrub covered hills, houses all boarded up, covered in graffiti. Dreams and lakes and everything dried up.
Edwards Airforce Base. All the firsts. Chuck Yeager.
Early Man Leakey site, only place in US where Louis Leakey had site. All tools, no human remains?
Lunch at the The Mad Greek. Incredible over the top everything, decor, food, etc...found out later was on an episode of Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives.
Huge fields of Windmills and solar panels
Wildlife refuges? What kind of wildlife finds sanctuary here? Migratory birds. Seasonal wetlands.
Traffic through Vegas made me want to crawl under the seat.
Could not stay in hotel we had booked in Mt Charleston because of huge forest fire burning for a week already blocking the road, hotel evacuated on July 4. Could see smoke on the mountain from the fire. Were told to stay at Sante Fe Casino Hotel just outside Vegas. Arrangement with original hotel for rate.
Sante Fe took us in with lots of extras...
Rest of the night was drinking, gambling, laughing, showering, snoring.
Back to wilderness tomorrow.
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